Legama Surname
Approximately 33 people bear this surname
Legama Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 15 | 1:3,529,441 | 50,903 |
| Philippines | 5 | 1:20,247,645 | 262,352 |
| Botswana | 4 | 1:546,732 | 22,624 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Legama (12) may also be a first name.
Legama Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Legama Come From? nationality or country of origin
Legama is most common in Tanzania. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Legama? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 3,432,070th most commonly used family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 220,834,725 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 79 percent of Legama are found; 45 percent are found in East Africa and 45 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Legama is also the 3,306,491st most common first name on earth, held by 12 people.
Legama is most frequently occurring in Tanzania, where it is held by 15 people, or 1 in 3,529,441. In Tanzania it is primarily found in: Kigoma Region, where 60 percent reside, Tabora Region, where 27 percent reside and Morogoro Region, where 7 percent reside. Excluding Tanzania Legama exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in The Philippines, where 15 percent reside and Botswana, where 12 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Legamai | 92 | 14 | / |
| Legaama | 92 | 3 | / |
| Lekgama | 92 | 1 | / |
| Legamma | 92 | 1 | / |
| Legamo | 83 | 1,457 | / |
| Lagama | 83 | 168 | / |
| Ligama | 83 | 98 | / |
| Legame | 83 | 61 | / |
| Legema | 83 | 24 | / |
| Legami | 83 | 14 | / |
| Logama | 83 | 13 | / |
| Legoma | 83 | 1 | / |
| Lygama | 83 | 1 | / |
| Legemah | 77 | 266 | / |
| Lekgema | 77 | 250 | / |
| Lagamma | 77 | 246 | / |
| Legouma | 77 | 15 | / |
| Ligamma | 77 | 14 | / |
| Legamoi | 77 | 12 | / |
| Laggama | 77 | 11 | / |
| Logamay | 77 | 9 | / |
| Lagamay | 77 | 5 | / |
| Legamme | 77 | 2 | / |
| Lagamah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Lhagama | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ligamat | 77 | 1 | / |
| Legamio | 77 | 1 | / |
| Logamma | 77 | 1 | / |
| Lahgama | 77 | 1 | / |
| Legoemah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Laigamai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Lakgamma | 71 | 1 | / |
| Legueima | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ligoma | 67 | 712 | / |
| Ligami | 67 | 595 | / |
| Lagamo | 67 | 235 | / |
| Ligema | 67 | 117 | / |
| Lagoma | 67 | 62 | / |
| Legomo | 67 | 57 | / |
| Legome | 67 | 51 | / |
| Logoma | 67 | 25 | / |
| Ligame | 67 | 14 | / |
| Logamo | 67 | 3 | / |
| Lagema | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ligamy | 67 | 1 | / |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Legama
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